Barbra Banda's record-breaking hat trick powers Orlando to 3-1 victory over Utah
- On Friday evening, Orlando Pride secured a 3-1 win over the Utah Royals in a match held in Sandy, Utah, highlighted by Barbra Banda’s historic hat trick.
- Barbra Banda, a Zambian forward, scored her first goal in the sixth minute after an Ally Watt pass, and then added two more in the first 38 minutes.
- Banda's second goal came from intercepting a pass and dribbling past Utah's goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn, while her third was a low shot from 14 yards that skipped past the keeper.
- Banda set a new NWSL record for the quickest hat trick and became the first African athlete and Orlando Pride player to achieve this feat, while her total of seven goals matches the current league lead for the season.
- The win snapped Orlando's three-game winless streak, improved their record to 6-3-1, and further deepened Utah's struggles with one draw and four losses in their last five games.
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Barbra Banda's record-breaking hat trick powers Orlando to 3-1 victory over Utah
Barbra Banda scored the fastest hat trick in National Women's Soccer League history on Friday night and the Orlando Pride snapped a three-game winless streak with a 3-1 victory over the Utah Royals.
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Barbra Banda’s record-breaking hat trick powers Orlando to 3-1 victory over Utah
Barbra Banda scored the fastest hat trick in National Women’s Soccer League history on Friday night and the Orlando Pride snapped a three-game winless streak with a 3-1 victory over the Utah Royals. The Zambian national scored three goals in the first 38 minutes of the match for the first hat trick in team history and also the first by an African player in the NWSL. In Friday’s other game, the Washington Spirit beat the Seattle Reign 2-1. Banda …
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